Simviation Forum - Focus And Detailing..How's yours?

Aug 12^th, 2006 at 6:22am

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Have you ever looked at someone's screenshot and thought to yourself "That pic is so crisp and detailed, I wish I could get those results when I take a shot?" Well, why don't you post a pic or two and let's see how detailed and sharp your images can be (or can't be). Then we'll evaluate your pics and help you determine what's needed to move to the next level of focus and detailing. If you post a pic and feel it's as good as it gets, include a couple of tips on how you acheive your image quality.

click, then click bottom right of pic to enlarge again for max resolution.

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Reply #1 - Aug 13^th, 2006 at 8:47am

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Which of these two images do you prefer?

Or This One?

screenart courtesy of mictheslik

This focus change required 1 click only, although the resulting image is considered an "edited pic". Know how it's done?

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Reply #2 - Aug 13^th, 2006 at 10:11am

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The second one, but I don't know why Tongue

I just prefer it to the other shot

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Reply #3 - Aug 13^th, 2006 at 11:42am

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Second one. It's been sharpened. Wink

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Reply #4 - Aug 13^th, 2006 at 11:53am

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Hmm.. is that one of those new Hawker Hurrigliders? Grin

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Reply #5 - Aug 13^th, 2006 at 11:23pm

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second one...did you use PSP to sharpen?

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Reply #6 - Aug 14^th, 2006 at 5:52am

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Done with Irfanview, just click Image then Sharpen in the dropped down menu.. Wink

Keep in mind your pic becomes edited once you do this..

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Reply #7 - Aug 14^th, 2006 at 6:06am

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I still prefer the first one.....In my opinion sharpening the picture makes it look a bit less lifelike, which i don't particularly want to do.

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Reply #8 - Aug 14^th, 2006 at 6:16am

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Mic, the pic is excellent just the way you took it. The object of this thread is to offer the alternatives everyone has in enhancing focus in a screenshot. It's definately not something that would suit every pic, as you've indicated here, with your preference being the original pic.

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Reply #9 - Aug 14^th, 2006 at 10:37am

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The first!!!!

In te second one where everything is focussed it look unnatural...

To illustrate my point..

Hold your pointing finger 20 cm's in front of your face and focus your view on it. the background isn't so sharp now is it? Now focus on the background and your finger blurs...

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Reply #10 - Aug 14^th, 2006 at 10:47am

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The first!!!!

In te second one where everything is focussed it look unnatural...

To illustrate my point..

Hold your pointing finger 20 cm's in front of your face and focus your view on it. the background isn't so sharp now is it? Now focus on the background and your finger blurs...

But the first one is all in focus too, it's just a soft image.

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Reply #11 - Aug 14^th, 2006 at 10:51am

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I don't think so actually.. to me the plane is sharp enough... mainly due to the textures.. if you look at the sharpened pic near the tail... the sharpening actually makes it jaggy.

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Reply #12 - Aug 14^th, 2006 at 11:08am

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I must admit looking at them again that I prefer the water in the second one, but I prefer the plane from the first.

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